WAIKATO NOTES.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 214, 6 December 1909, Page 5

WAIKATO NOTES.

Own Correspondent.

The Graziers and Breeders' Association which has just been formed in Auckland is the outcome of a resolution passed by the Waikato Farmers' Club,and i 4 expected to do much good by steadying the market in beef. The chairman said that in the past twelve months breeders had not been getting payable prices and if no improvement was possible they would have to torn to other occupations for their lands. A resolution favouring the sate of cattle by live weight and asking the Auckland autioncers to place weighing , platforms at their next saleyards was also carried. The Floral Fete committee has decided to hold the event on the Claudc-l-ind.* showgrounds, and not the Lake Domnin as previously Stated. It is to he made an attractive spectacle, such item:* as a Maypole Dance, a floral march and a floral potka for children being amongst the items. The re-valuation of Hamilton lands is to be made at an early date. The new post office for Hamilton East is to be regarded as an urgent work, and pushed on as early as possible.

The new post office at Ngaruawahta was opened by Mr H. J. Greenstade, M.P., on Saturday tast. The High Commissioner's latest cable gives mutton quiet, lamb dull, beef weak, wool and hemp firm, and butter in good demand at 118s for New Zealand supplies. The death of young Mr Roche, son of Ma Hungerford Roche, at the early age of 23 took place at the Waikato Hospital on Tuesday tast. He had made a gallant fight for life and his death is a heavy blow to bis relatives and his many friends. The funeral was very largely attended by friends from a wide distance. Mr John Fisher has been unanimously elected chairman of the Waikato Hospital Board. Mr J. A. Young declined the honour, preferring to see a more experienced member of the Board in the position. Hamilton has been made a centre for Surpeme Court sittings and the first sitting has been fixed for Monday, ' February 28th. The Supreme Court deals with civil, criminal and divorce cases. This announcement is confirmation of what I was able to forecast six months ago. The decision of the Government to lease the Hora Hora fails near Cambridge to the Waihi Mining Company, is very satisfactory news. The terms protect the State and the public and as £150,000 is to be invested by the Company in installing the plant there are great possibilities of getting cheap electrical power in the Waikato, as one clause allows the company to sell surplus power to public authorities. Waihi is 51 miles from the falls and the current will be carried by cable. To Cambridge is only about 14 miles and to Hamilton perhaps 30 miles, so it will be seen that the Waikato towns have a great electricity producing plant within easy reach when the thing is in full running order in about 18 months time. With cheap power the opportunities for developing business and manufacturing are unlimited, and lighting should also be available at low rates. An interesting scheme is propounded by Mr D. Fa Herman, one of the directors of the Home Producers Cooperative market, Limited, in London recently. The Society is putting down a plant for slaughtering and would also deal in Australasian meat. "i It can work through 1600 co-operative societies in the United Kingdom and

r>- betieved could place 18,000 sheep a He asks for the moral support W-ii \>w Zealand and bopeawithin three norths to realise 100,000 sheep and iuoo eareaaes of beef at ao addition <>( .!a per sheep and 30s per beef ear<:a.4e to present market prices. The mural support of the Dominion can fairly be promised I tbink. Mr William Rothwell of Tohikaramea got 156 per cent, of lambs from his ewes this season, which seems a very high yield.